Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar
Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar

Author: Luke Edwards

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-12-17

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 151345935X

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In this unique solo fingerstyle guitar collection, Luke Edwards presents 17 melodies from the Celtic nation of Wales, The Land of Song, sheep and dragons and birthplace of Merlin the wizard. With arrangements derived from ancient to more modern traditional tunes, this book provides a glimpse into a fascinating musical culture. Often overlooked in comparison to neighboring Scotland and Ireland, the music of Wales is rich and multifaceted. This book covers a variety of traditional Welsh genres including hymns, lullabies, hornpipes, fiddle tunes, and even a selection from The Robert Ap Huw Manuscript of 1340, the oldest known example of harp music in the world. As all of the arrangements were made in guitar-friendly keys in either standard or drop-D tuning, they can be readily combined into sets for performance. Written in both standard notation and tablature, historical notes and complete right and left-hand fingerings are provided throughout. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced guitarist, the collection includes access to online audio.

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles
Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles

Author: Raymond Gonzalez

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2022-10-05

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 1513471325

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Christmas Carols in the British Isles presents 20 songs from the Renaissance through early 20th century. It includes familiar compositions such as the “Coventry Carol”, “Away in a Manger”, and the “Wexford Carol”, and incorporates some lovely pieces that may be new to the listener. The melodies for these lyrical pieces appear in their most easily recognized form before any variation is presented. Raymond Gonzalez has a gift for combining traditional harmonies with occasional harmonic and rhythmic twists, providing freshness, color, and new life to familiar tunes. All arrangements are in standard or dropped-D tuning, suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance and should be comfortably accessible to the intermediate guitarist. The reader is referred to the tablature for string, fret, and harmonic locations. The book includes access to online audio of every tune recorded by the author.

Gorgeous Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar
Gorgeous Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar

Author: El McMeen

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2023-12-13

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 1513476890

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The name of this book is no exaggeration. It includes some of the most gorgeous music that the authors El McMeen and Sandy Shalk know. To make things even more interesting, none of the music was originally written for guitar! In addition to Celtic favorites, El includes his arrangements of two of the most beautiful arias in all of opera: "Che Gelida Manina" from Puccini's "La Boheme" and "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (“Mon Coeur S'ouvre à ta Voix”) from "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Sandy's contributions range from Celtic to French love songs to Stephen Foster, manifesting Sandy's gift for chordal subtleties and innovation. Each piece is in either standard tuning (EADGBE) or Drop D tuning (DADGBE). Written in standard notation and tablature with computer generated audio files of each arrangement.

Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful Airs & Ballads of the British Isle
Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful Airs & Ballads of the British Isle

Author: Raymond Gonzalez

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-02-11

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 1513459953

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This fingerstyle guitar collection features 20 engaging lyrical tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales plus three original pieces by accomplished guitarist, trumpeter and composer William A. Bay, president, and editor-in-chief at Mel Bay Publications. Tasked with writing intermediate-level arrangements in either standard or dropped-D tuning, guitarist/arranger Raymond Gonzalez displays uncommon music rethinking skills while preserving the plaintive and lilting nature of these enduring melodies. Unique to these settings, you will find sparse, open-chord harmonies accentuated by double hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the odd harmonic mixed with normal tones within a melodic line— all reminiscent of gentle waves washing up against a rocky island shore. Conceived to be played on either steel or nylon-string guitar, these pieces are written in both standard notation and tablature. Includes online access to the author’s own audio recordings.

Welsh Songs
Welsh Songs

Author: Lefi Gruffudd

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780862435257

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A handy booklet presenting 28 popular Welsh songs, being folk songs, modern songs and the Welsh national anthem, including guitar chords and English translations.

Songs of Wales
Songs of Wales

Author: Alfred Publishing Staff

Publisher: Warner Bros Publications

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780769271910

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This folio of folk and traditional music from Wales features songs arranged on a three-line staff for piano, vocal and guitar with chord frames. Every extra verse is written out, and the piano accompaniment includes the melody so the song stands alone instrumentally.

Celtic guitar
Celtic guitar

Author: Glenn Weiser

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780769296807

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Forty beautiful Celtic melodies arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar. All the songs are arranged to be easily playable. Most of the songs are in standard tuning plus there is an additional section in DADGAD tuning. A CD is included featuring all the songs.

Classical Guitar Wedding (Songbook)
Classical Guitar Wedding (Songbook)

Author: Hal Leonard Corp.

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2003-02-01

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 1458484424

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(Guitar Solo). Perfect for players hired to perform for someone's big day, this songbook features 16 classsical wedding favorites arranged for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature. Includes: Air on the G String * Ave Maria * Bridal Chorus * Canon in D * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Minuet * Sheep May Safely Graze * Wedding March * and more.